Daily Rome Shot 1504 – Tilma and bonus

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In 2022, the Primatial Archdiocese of Mexico shared the first photograph ever taken of the original image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which miraculously appeared on St. Juan Diego’s tilma (poncho) in 1531.

In a Facebook post, the archdiocese said that “on the afternoon of May 18,… pic.twitter.com/So8PpOCVPB

— Father V (@father_rmv) December 12, 2025

Modern science cannot explain many aspects of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

The image shows no sign of deterioration after 500 years. The tilma or cloak of Juan Diego on which the image of Our Lady has been imprinted, is a coarse fabric made from the threads of the maguey… pic.twitter.com/ZAnWEDfoUP

— Father V (@father_rmv) December 12, 2025

Speaking of puzzles…

NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.

White to move and mate in 2.

The sisters make wonder things which could be charming Christmas gifts. The monks make great beer. Enough said.

Bonus shot…. From some years ago, so it is smaller, the altar in a side chapel in the Church of San Nicola in Carcere (featured at the top) with vestments laid out for a Pontifical Mass with Card. Burke. I was ordained as a deacon in this church and I was the deacon for Card. Burke’s Mass. Over this altar is the oldest image of the tilma of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Rome and some of the first gold brought to Rome from the new world. One the header photos on this blog is from the Mass I mentioned.